How to Say "Seats" in Spanish

asientos

/asjentos/from spelling rules

The English phrase seats translates to Spanish as asientos.

asientos refers to seats.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Spain, the word butacas is used instead of asientos to refer to theater or cinema seats.

asientos is the masculine plural form of asiento, which is the singular form.

/asjentos/

In some contexts, asiento is used to describe the sediment or dregs that settle at the bottom of a liquid, like wine or coffee.
In some contexts, particularly in legal or formal documents, asiento can refer to an entry in a ledger or a formal record.
In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word asiento can also refer to the physical bottom or buttocks of a person.

Él alineó los asientos.
He aligned the seats.
This sentence shows how to use asientos when describing aligning them.
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Tenemos asientos de galería.
We have seats in the gallery.
This sentence uses asientos to describe seats located in a gallery.
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Quedaban dos asientos libres.
Two seats remained vacant.
This sentence uses asientos to indicate that seats are vacant.
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Estaré en la fila de los asientos centrales.
I will be in the row of the central seats.
Podemos sentarnos en los asientitos delanteros.
We can sit in the front seats.
Encontré unas buenas sillas en la sala de espera.
I found some good seats in the waiting room.
Voy a reservar dos butacas en el cine.
I'm going to reserve two seats in the cinema.
Me encantaría tener unas banquetas nuevas en la cocina.
I would love to have some new seats in the kitchen.
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